Organisation: Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH)
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What happens when archives and research are transferred into the physical space of a museum? ‘La Forge d’une société moderne’ and other stories
Learn moreIn this essay, I would like to reflect upon what happens when archival material and research are transferred into the three-dimensional physical space of a museum. A main focus will be on what happens when restored, digitised and partly retouched glass plates are framed and staged in a museum setting.
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DHBenelux 2017 – Infrastructures everywhere
Learn moreLast week I was at the fourth DHBenelux conference held in Utrecht, the Netherlands. With over 200 participants attending two days of almost a 100 presentations, demos, and posters, this conference has become an interesting snapshot of the state of digital humanities in the Benelux.
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The “The Quest for Questions in Digital History” at DH Benelux 2017
Learn moreThe fourth DHBenelux Conference was hosted by Utrecht University (the Netherlands) from 3 to 5 July 2017. Dr Florentina Armaselu presented a paper co-authored with Dr Elena Danescu, entitled "The Quest for Questions in Digital History: A Comparative View on Werner- and Delors Report on Economic and Monetary Union".
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Through the labyrinth of normalisation: The Jewish community as a mirror for the majority society
Learn moreThe Jewish Museum in Prague currently shows an exhibition that presents the situation of the Jewish community during the “normalisation” period. The majority of the documents and photographs are being exhibited for the very first time and it is interesting to see audiovisual propaganda against the European Zionist movements captured on several newly accessible recordings.
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Listening to the past – with two ears
Learn moreWithin the framework of the research project "Failure and Success of Dummy Head Stereo: An innovation history of 3D listening", Stefan Krebs and Andreas Fickers produced a binaural radio play about the history of binaural stereo.
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Cultural policy in present times: impressions from the ninth Federal Congress on Cultural Policy
Learn moreThe following blogpost is a personal report on the ninth Federal Congress on Cultural Policy, which took place in Berlin on 15th and 16th of June.
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Report on the conference “Benelux, Europe and the Cold War, the power of non-powers”
Learn moreWhat was/is European security in the context of the Cold War? How was and is it conceived? What role did “non-powers” play in European security, and how did they help define it? These were the main questions discussed during the conference held by the C²DH in March 2017.
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Digital history between critical thinking and charismatic ideology
Learn moreDigital history provides new opportunities, but the use of digital tools should not blind historians to the existing challenges. An uncritical belief in the power of digital tools would be wrong, as much as an outright dismissive stance.